Richard Matheson
The Shrinking Man

2014 | Nakladatelství Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.

While on a boating holiday, Scott Carey is exposed to a cloud of radioactive spray. A few weeks later, following a series of medical examinations, he can no longer deny the extraordinary truth. Not only is he losing weight, he is also shorter than he was. Scott Carey has begun to shrink. Richard Matheson's novel follo…ws through its premise with remorseless logic, with Carey first attempting to continue some kind of normal life and later having left human contact behind, having to survive in a world where insects and spiders are giant adversaries. And even that is only a stage on his journey into the unknown. While on a boating holiday, Scott Carey is exposed to a cloud of radioactive spray. A few weeks later, following a series of medical examinations, he can no longer deny the extraordinary truth. Not on…ly is he losing weight, he is also shorter than he was. Scott Carey has begun to shrink. Richard Matheson's novel follows through its premise with remorseless logic, with Carey first attempting to continue some kind of normal life and later having left human contact behind, having to survive in a world where insects and spiders are giant adversaries. And even that is only a stage on his journey into the unknown.

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Stav:	Nová
Vazba:	Brožovaná
Počet stran:	200
Jazyk:	anglicky
ISBN10:	1473201691
ISBN:	9781473201699
Vydání:	1
Vystaveno:	10. 7. 2025 12:32
Číslo položky:	1298275

O autorovi

Richard Matheson

Richard Burton Matheson byl americký spisovatel a scenárista norského původu. Tvořil především v žánru fantasy, sci-fi a hororu. Jeho nejslavněším dílem byl román I Am Legend , kde skloubil upírské téma a téma apokalypsy způsobené epidemií. Kniha byla mnohokrát zfilmována, naposledy roku 2007 režisérem Francisem Lawrencem s Willem Smithem v hlavní roli.

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